## Solution ArchitectLondon, United KingdomVOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.#VOIS #BeUnrivalled #CreateTheFuture## **About this role****Location: London OR Newbury OR Lisbon**We are seeking a Solution Architect to take global accountability for the architecture of Office IT Infrastructure within the SSO & Cloud Strategy domain. This role plays a critical part in shaping strategy, defining standards, and evolving architecture to ensure a consistent, secure, and high-quality end‐user experience across Vodafone’s operating subsidiaries and centrally managed services. Based in Germany, the UK, or Portugal, the role partners closely with senior stakeholders across technology and business functions to translate business requirements into robust, compliant solution architectures.* Own and govern the architecture for Office IT Infrastructure SSO & Cloud Strategy solutions across all local markets and Group services.* Translate business and functional requirements into clear solution blueprints aligned to enterprise and application architecture goals.* Define and evolve strategy, standards, and architectural roadmaps for key capabilities such as Active Directory, Entra ID, MFA, passwordless authentication, and cloud-based SSO integrations.* Identify emerging trends, technologies, risks, and opportunities that may influence Office IT strategy and service delivery.* Act as a trusted technical interface to senior leadership and expert teams across Security, Network, Data Centre, HR, Identity and User Management.* Provide consultancy and architectural guidance to internal and external stakeholders, balancing quality, efficiency, cost, and risk.* Take end‐to‐end accountability for the lifecycle of selected products, adapting architecture to new business needs and optimisation requirements while ensuring consistent global service delivery.## **Who you are*** An experienced architect with strong knowledge of infrastructure services, including networks, server platforms, Microsoft Active Directory, and cloud services.* A confident communicator, able to present complex technical topics clearly across functional, cultural, and geographical boundaries.* Skilled at engaging, influencing, and negotiating with stakeholders to align solutions with Vodafone’s business priorities and risk appetite.* Comfortable operating in a global, matrixed environment with accountability but no direct budget or people management responsibility.* Professionally certified, such as Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate and/or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.* The opportunity to shape global Office IT architecture impacting the entire Vodafone workforce.* Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic decision‐making at Group level.* A collaborative, international environment where architectural expertise directly enables business outcomes and user experience consistency.## **What skills you will learn*** Advanced enterprise architecture governance across large, federated organisations.* Strategic lifecycle management of identity, access, and cloud infrastructure services.* Deeper expertise in global-scale SSO, identity platforms, and cloud integration patterns.Top skillsAgile MethodologiesAgileSolution ArchitectureCloudSoftware Development1. Senior Software Engineer2. Technical Lead3. Solution Architect4. Senior Software Developer5. Tech Lead #J-18808-Ljbffr